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08-02-2012, 12:36 AM #1
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Thanked: 57Go to your local saddle/tack shop and have them cut you a piece of 28 x 3.5" piece of harness leather or latigo. Ask for the smoothest leather they have. They'll know. Cut a handle on it and punch a hole on the other end to hang it. It'll cost you $10 and it's every bit as good as a $65 strop.
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08-02-2012, 01:23 AM #2
Like Jimmy mostly, a length of paracord tied to the strop is looped over the doorknob. I hang it in a cabinet until needed. If I leave it out permanently I'm afraid the dog or cat might think it is tasty.
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08-05-2012, 12:53 AM #3
I tie it to the door knob with a white handkerchief.
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08-05-2012, 03:25 AM #4
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Thanked: 480one of my very first posts here on SRP was regarding the cheap hook my strop hung from, breaking off in mid strop, and resulting in a ruined strop, and a chipped blade!
Use sturdy stuff!
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08-05-2012, 05:19 AM #5
I started by hanging mine from a doorknob, but it has now graduated to a new location: The knob for adjusting the height on my shaving stand.
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08-06-2012, 01:35 AM #6
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08-06-2012, 08:17 PM #7
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08-06-2012, 01:40 AM #8
Decorative "dragonfly" hook from Lowes screwed to the windowsill. Easy on and off. Very solid!
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08-06-2012, 01:53 AM #9
I personally would not attach mine to any part of a door be it a knob or hinge. Not worth the risk of someone opening the door while stropping!
Here is mine. It only cost a few dollars and supported a local blacksmith.
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